Building Series - Building A Woman

 

CHERISHED

Listen as Pastor Rick shares with us a "valentine" from the Lord.

"Justice demanded a cross for our crimes.  Love demanded a Savior.  And so, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.  This is the glorious message of the Gospel that I never want to escape!  I a wretched wicked sinner – with all the potential evil of history locked up in my heart just waiting to escape; I who wanted God less than I wanted my sins; I who was doomed for Hell and deserved it; I was whom He loved.  And because He loved me, He purposed that I would not go to Hell if He could help it.  And so, while I stood condemned, a cross was erected on Calvary from which dangled the lifeless body of God.  And the wrath of God was poured upon Himself instead of me. Justice was served.  Love was lived.  And the opportunity to be cherished was offered…to me. 

He sealed the transaction with His resurrection and with it offered an eternal marriage proposal to mankind.  Like the prophet Hosea of old, he called us from our whoring in sin to be cherished in His hands.  Rather than leave us to our justly deserved doom in the darkness he called us into the kingdom of light and promised to always be at our side in this life and the next.  He does not need us – but He WANTS us."

Sacred Life

Listen as Pastor Rick delivers a passionate message about Life in honor of Sanctity of Human Life Month on Sanctity of Human Life Sunday.

Because of this sacred intrinsic worth invested in us by God – because we believe that the very breath we breathe is His gift – then we believe that all life from womb to tomb is sacred and a treasure to be guarded at all costs.  Of course, in our culture, the discussion revolves much around the lives of the unborn.  It is why we support CareNet.  However, it is essential that we do not forget this principle in terms of all life.  Belief in the sacred worth of human life is certainly why we support the work of organizations like CareNet.  But it is also why we should reach out to people who are tempted or oppressed to suicide.  It is why we should care about the alcoholic, the prostitute, the drug addict, the criminal, the poor, the widow, the orphan, the sick, the physically or mentally handicapped, the infirm, and the elderly.  It is why murder is always wrong.  It is why a baby should live.  It is why a teenager should live.  It is why an adult should live.  It is why a senior should live.  This life we bear is always a gift no matter the context or the package containing it – It is the very breath of God Himself and we dare not ever assume we have the right to take it away.  That right belongs only to Him Who gave it! 

Magnificent Moms!

Listen as Pastor Rick encapsulates the great privilege and great responsibility of being a Mom!  Happy Mother's Day!

Shepherding a Child's Heart 4 - Defining Discipline

Pastor Rick shares new perspectives about discipline with us from Tedd Tripp's book Shepherding a Child's Heart.  Listen and learn!  This is dynamic stuff!